4 GB Minecraft Server Hosting
4 GB is the smallest server we run, and it is honest about what it is: a place for vanilla Minecraft with a handful of people on it. No modpack with a page on this site fits in this much memory, and we would rather write that down here than let you find out after you have paid. What it does buy you is an address of your own instead of a slot on someone else's server, for €6.99 a month.
- 2 vCPU
- 4 GB RAM
- 80 GB SSD
| Term | Price per month | Setup fee |
|---|---|---|
| 24 months | €6.99 | None |
| 12 months | €7.79 | None |
| 6 months | €8.09 | None |
| Monthly | €8.49 | €2.99 once |
Why no modpack fits in 4 GB
Every modpack we have written a page about asks for at least 6 GB before it will run at all, and that is the figure for the pack sitting still, not for the pack with people playing on it. On 4 GB you would be restarting the server every twenty minutes. The table shows what each one asks for, so you can see how far off it is rather than take our word for it.
| Modpack | Memory it asks for | On 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| RLCraftHardcore survival with Lycanites Mobs, Ice & Fire, and punishing difficulty. Entity-heavy and needs solid RAM. | 6 - 8 GB | Needs more |
| All The Mods 10Kitchen-sink pack with 400+ mods spanning tech, magic, and exploration. Heavy world generation demands fast storage. | 8 - 12 GB | Needs more |
| PixelmonPokemon inside Minecraft. Custom structures, biome spawning, and battle mechanics on top of the base game. | 4 - 6 GB | Needs more |
| CreateMechanical engineering with gears, conveyors, and trains. CPU-intensive when contraptions get large. | 4 - 6 GB | Needs more |
| SevTech: AgesProgression-based pack that locks content behind ages. Recipe changes and world-gen tweaks add to resource usage. | 6 - 8 GB | Needs more |
| Vault HuntersDungeon-crawling RPG modpack with randomized vaults. Each vault generates fresh chunks, so storage speed matters. | 8 GB+ | Needs more |
What 4 GB actually holds
Vanilla survival or creative for one to five people, with room for a few small plugins on top. That is the one workload in our memory guide that fits inside 4 GB from end to end. Push past five players and the server does not crash, it just starts stuttering the moment two of them explore in opposite directions and the world has to be generated twice at once.
| What you run | Memory the guide lists |
|---|---|
| Vanilla 1-5 playersLightweight survival or creative with friends | 2-4 GB |
When to skip 4 GB entirely
If you already know you want mods, buy Starter instead and save yourself the move. The jump is €1.80 a month for 8 GB, and it is the difference between a server that can only ever run vanilla and one that runs most of what people ask us about. Mini is the right answer for a private world with friends, and the wrong answer for anything with a mod list.
There is nothing below this. 4 GB is the floor, because under it a Minecraft server spends more time cleaning up memory than running the game.
What you get on the smallest plan
2 vCPU
Two cores sounds thin next to the bigger plans, and for vanilla it is not. One core carries the game loop, the other keeps world generation and the automatic backup off it. What 2 cores cannot do is run two hundred mods that each want a slice.
80 GB SSD
Enough for a survival world with a normal border and the backups you take yourself. A world only gets big when people travel far, so on a small server this lasts a long time.
The same DDoS filtering as the largest plan
Nothing about the protection scales with what you pay. A small server gets attacked for exactly the same reasons a large one does, usually by someone who lost an argument in chat.
The AI Copilot, included
The chat in your panel reads your console and your files, which matters most when you are new. Ask it why the server stopped and it answers in plain language instead of pointing you at a log.
A free address
Your server gets a name to hand out instead of a row of numbers. That is the part that makes it feel like yours rather than borrowed.
Where a 4 GB server runs
You choose the location during the order, and on a small server it matters more than people expect: with a handful of players the difference between a good evening and a laggy one is usually distance, not memory. 9 regions are ours, and Germany (EU) costs nothing on top of the plan price.
Questions about 4 GB servers
Is 4 GB enough for a Minecraft server?
For vanilla with up to about five people, yes, and it will run well. For anything with a mod list, no: zero of the 6 modpacks on this site fit. If you are not sure which of the two you are, assume you will want mods eventually and start one size up.
Can I run plugins on 4 GB?
Yes. Plugins are far lighter than mods: a permissions system, an economy, world protection and a few quality of life plugins together use a fraction of what a single modpack needs. It is mods, not plugins, that this size cannot carry.
What happens to my world if I outgrow it?
It comes with you. Moving to Starter keeps your world, your settings and your address exactly as they are; the only thing that changes is the invoice.
Is there a setup fee?
Only on the month-to-month term, and the amount is on the order page before you pay. The six, twelve and twenty-four month terms have none.
The sizes either side of it
Every size we run
Mini4 GBfrom €6.99 a month on a twenty-four month term
Starter8 GBfrom €8.79 a month on a twenty-four month term
Standard12 GBfrom €13.59 a month on a twenty-four month term
Premium24 GBfrom €23.99 a month on a twenty-four month term
Ultimate48 GBfrom €39.99 a month on a twenty-four month term
Enterprise64 GBfrom €67.99 a month on a twenty-four month term
Dedicated96 GBfrom €87.99 a month on a twenty-four month termSee all plansAnswer four questions and we'll pick one for you
Every price, spec and memory figure on this page is read from our own price list and our own guides when the page is built, the same list the checkout charges from.